Children's Mercy Affiliated Practices

Children’s Mercy Affiliated Practices (CMAPs) are committed to working together for healthier kids, sharing best practices, and collaborating with like-minded pediatricians to improve how care is delivered. This affiliation brings together the health care excellence of community-based doctors and staff and more than 750 pediatric specialists at Children’s Mercy, one of the top children’s hospitals in the world.

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Time Saves Lives: Emersyn’s Story

When every minute counts, a great partnership matters.

Baby Emersyn’s temperature spikes on a routine Saturday morning, prompting her community pediatrician to refer her straight to the Emergency Department at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas. Using cutting-edge technology, the Infectious Diseases team rapidly diagnoses Emersyn with E. coli meningitis, which if not caught early, can have a devastating outcome.